Sentences with phrase «small decisions as»

As I grew older, I realized he actually guided me like a puppet, but because he listened to me and shared with me his own experiences along life's way and then allowed me to start making small decisions as a child first, then increasing my freedom gradually as I grew older, it allowed him to be there when I did make foolish mistakes along the way and pick me up, dust me off and give me to confidence to go forward again.

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Working with banks will never be the same, as these real - time data connections drive faster decisions, more opportunities and better service for small businesses.

A smaller VC versus a larger VC is one of the most important decisions you'll make as a founder.

As a small, relatively young firm at the time, we knew we had to take risks in order to impress the stuffy decision - makers in Fairfield.

Before and after the ten weeks, all received brain scans and completed a cognitive exam, as well as a test designed to assess decision making and risk tolerance (for example, whether they were more likely to choose a smaller reward now or a larger reward later).

As office hierarchies became increasingly flattened and team - building exercises became the norm, managers increasingly felt compelled to call gatherings to discuss even the smallest of decisions.

Working with entrepreneurs and small - business owners who are generating $ 300,000 in revenue, I've seen that their decision to have their LLC taxed as a corporation and make the S - corp election cuts their total tax liability by one - third.

The decision, which has not been previously reported, raises the question of whether other big and profitable oil firms with small refineries - such as...

Though the many small business set - aside programs remain intact for now, some experts view that decision as a precedent that will ultimately dismantle them.

New decisions start off in small, relatively specialized groups that spring up informally within the community as needed.

The effort comes as retailers look to data to help guide their buying decisions and consumers increasingly favor small brands.

As one might expect, boards with fewer outsiders and boards at smaller firms are more heavily influenced by their personal relationships with the CEO when making firing decisions, according to Taylor.

Still, according to Loretta Mester, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the use of credit scores in lending decisions is rising — and is likely to continue to rise — with industry consolidation, as large banks that need automated processes to handle their heavy loan volumes continue to acquire small banks.

«At $ 12 million in sales, it was already clear to us that our financial systems weren't as tight as they'd been when we were small and decisions were simple to make,» Shin - dler says in retrospect.

«As a small - business person, I do not make many of my economic decisions based upon tax policy.

The decision to update technology is the best one you can make as a small business owner today and one that will undoubtedly have long - term benefits for your company.

If you're a small business owner you'll want to understand these reports as your creditors, suppliers or even business partners may use them to make decisions involving your business.

Superstorm Sandy - related information was gathered as part of the New York Fed's Small Business Credit Survey, which asks small businesses in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania about their performance, financing decisions, and credit experieSmall Business Credit Survey, which asks small businesses in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania about their performance, financing decisions, and credit experiesmall businesses in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania about their performance, financing decisions, and credit experiences.

OnDeck's proprietary credit scoring system — the OnDeck Score ® — leverages advanced analytics, enabling OnDeck to make real - time lending decisions and deliver capital to small businesses in as little as 24 hours.

While financing isn't the answer to every small business problem, it's very possible that financing your business growth is the right decision for your business, as long as you take the right strategic approach.

After all, if data directed decision making helps to improve the big decisions, it should be able to help with the smaller ones as well.

The sources said Pruitt's decision to put Greenwalt in charge of his international travel, which came just months into his tenure at EPA, fit a pattern of Pruitt assigning the most sensitive responsibilities to his small cadre of aides who had previously worked with him in Oklahoma before he became EPA administrator — aides who sources said were more likely to acquiesce to his demands, even as other EPA staffers objected to Pruitt's spending and travel decisions.

While that agreement was never put into effect, the decisions were easily transferable from the original TPP text, with small modifications to reflect the specific NATFA context as well as changes in the digital realm since those negotiations took place in 2012.

I feel more confident & equipped today as a small investor to take stock market investment decisions.

3) The discussion about scaling vs. keeping it small is a very interesting one: I liked that the author presented real - life cases for either scenarios for food for thought instead of advocating one or the other (e.g. presenting a single «formula» as the golden rule that all shall follow)-- I can see how this particular decision can be case sensitive and there really is no «right» answer as long as it works for the entrepreneur!

Superior analysts are rare, and funds seem to do well only so long as the decisions are made by a small group of talented people» Ralph Wanger

The federal government now swept past all the barriers that once had put up resistance — as in extending controls on local schools or bringing under the review of federal courts the decisions made on hiring and firing in private businesses, even small colleges.

What I should claim, however, is that in a manner appropriate to the particular level and in a fashion suitable for the particular occasion, however «large» or «small», there is such «decision» as entails a «cutting off» of this or that possibility for actualization and an «acceptance» of this or that other possibility.

The old ways of making decisions when the company was smaller won't be as effective now that the company is larger, McFall says, and the company is retooling its structure and investing in leadership development in order to be prepared for the future.

Then of course do you cut a large piece and get it over with or behave yourself and get a small piece with the possibility of not being satisfied and wanting to have a second piece later and then having to make the decision as to whether or you should and going through the whole thing all over again.

This industry titan's decision to eliminate the perpetual confinement of breeding pigs inside small cages from their supply chain reinforces the food industry's view of gestation crates as unsustainable and inhumane.»

While the current test requires proof of an anti-competitive purpose or intent, with the changes, a small business would only have to show that the effect, not the purpose of a decision by a corporation such as a major supermarket, would be to eliminate competition.

Some of the transcripts are now available from the Senate's inquiry into the «impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry» (naturally Frank Zumbo used the opportunity to once again rave about the Birdsville amendment on predatory pricing - he doesn't fail to mention he drafted it, amongst other things (such as a purported need for price discrimination laws and proposing an office of the Australian small business and farming commissioner)-RRB-.

It includes discussion of some of the submissions to the misuse of market power Senate review which have identified the decision as problematic for small business as well as more general discussion on some of the submissions.

As with Tom Brady's key shift to a healthier lifestyle in order to enhance mental clarity, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos explains how making «a small number of key decisions well is more important than making a large number of decisions.

The NCAA tournament is not won on a temporary court built in a football stadium in March but in sweaty gyms where kids who know Michael Jordan only as a small - market team owner work through the tropes of basketball success — hardship, effort, tricked - out Escalades — and adults hang on the decisions of high school juniors.

Of course luck plays a part, small decisions may seem partially insignificant in regards to our season as whole.

Pallotta was incensed, questioning the league's decision to punish all fans for the actions of what he described as «a small group of idiots.»

Wenger has consistently tried to blame the referees for our problems, but the fact iis that if we had played even half as well as we did yesterday then we would have been so far ahead of those teams a small referee decision would have had no effect at all...

A source confirmed to SB Nation that Alleva will evaluate Orgeron against a small pool of outside candidates — Dellenger reports the list has been narrowed to «as few as four» — and that despite heavy support for Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher among boosters, there is no clear favorite among the university's decision makers.

So many of those that join sports clubs in their first term at Oxford come to view it as the best decision they made at university — you'll make friends from outside of the small college world, you'll meet a valuable cross-section of people — your captain might even be able to help with your tute sheets!

Expect some twists and turns in the upcoming games as any small piece of luck or dodgy decision could see a side on the flight to France, or sentence them to sitting out next summer.

Liverpool don't have goal scoring midfielders either, spurs have loads - so you and Rodgers can keep on banging on about the bad luck and lack of decisions but this is the Prem and games are won lost and drawn by the smallest of margins, you'll continue to get those bad decisions as will spurs, you just need to score enough or not concede so that the issues don't affect the result That's why we're going for 3rd and you'll be lucky to come top half Neither was a pen FYI, Hansen said so

As a sociologist, it is very important to me to create a home environment where our children are not chastised for using their imagination and establishing confidence in decision making by being included in relatively small, yet still pertinent decision - making from a young age.

As more and more traits are attributed to epigenesis and inheritance, from diabetes to cancer risk to personality to homosexuality, mothers are increasingly being scrutinized for the way even their smallest decisions affect their offspring.

Let us support you and your decision to care for young children as we explore the ins and outs of operating your own small business.

I think the attendees painted themselves into a corner, and except for a small handful, were acting as they were to defend, as you say, their decision to be there more than defending Nestle per se.

So offer small portions, refilling as necessary, and respect his decision to stop eating.

Minimalist parenting is all about doing more with less and a conscious approach to the thousands of big and small decisions we make every day as parents.

This decision to have districts immediately leads to a debate on what is the right way to divide an area into smaller bits, as you stated.